Sampler

Maple-framed sampler, worked in cross stitch with letters of the alphabet and numerals, with a verse in cross stitch underneath: 'On the death of Lord Nelson/ Lo Vict'ry stained in dying Nelson's gore,/ Reaches with mournful joy his native shore/ "And lives my champion yet" Britannia cries/ "He lives no more" Victory replies/ "His work is done - the fleets of France and Spain/ His arm has crushed - Britannia rules the main/ Torn from my arm, th' immortal Hero flies/ In glory's car triumphant to the skies". Ann Watson Aged Years, Forth, Newcastle August 20th, 1810'.

Object Details

ID: TXT0030
Collection: Textiles
Type: Sampler
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Watson, Ann
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
Date made: 1810
People: Watson, Ann; Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection
Measurements: Overall: 402 x 452 x 28 mm